Chankom - Yucatán

Facts about Chankom

Location of Chankom

Chankom is located in the municipality of Chankom in the Mexican state of Yucatán with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -88.513333
Latitude (dec): 20.568056

Height over sea level of Chankom

The locations medium height over sea level is 27 meters.

Population in Chankom

The over all population of Chankom is 628 persons, 328 of them are male and 300 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 223 minors and 405 adults, with 85 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Chankom

623 inhabitants of the location Chankom in Mexico live in indigenous households. 532 of the citizens 5 years and older, speak an indigenous language. The count of people who only speak an indigenous language without having knowledge of the Spanish language is 9 people, while 508 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 278 citizens of Chankom.

Economic situation

In Chankom exist about 140 households.

Of these households 140 are common houses or apartments, 14 are without floor and about 15 consist of one room only.

87 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 125 are connected to the public water supply, 132 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 2 households to own a computer, 40 own a washing machine and 86 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Chankom

Besides the 103 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 6 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

103 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 213 persons did not finish the school. 50 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 55 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 44 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 5 years.